Lake Forbes Motel

3.5 star property

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Interior entrance
Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Queen Twin Share | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Outdoor pool
Interior entrance

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Room service
$85
$78 nightly
$85 total
Total with taxes and fees
Mar 15 - Mar 16

Explore the area

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8 Junction Street, Forbes, NSW, 2871
  • Place, McFeeters Motor Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Victoria Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Forbes Golf Club
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Parkes, NSW (PKE-Parkes Regional)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Twin Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Queen with Lake View

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Queen Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Forbes

With a stay at Lake Forbes Motel in Forbes, you'll be on a lake, just a 3-minute walk from McFeeters Motor Museum and 10 minutes by foot from Victoria Park. .This motel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Forbes Historical Society Museum and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Forbes Golf Club.

What's nearby

  • McFeeters Motor Museum - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Victoria Park - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Forbes Historical Society Museum - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Forbes Golf Club - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • CSIRO Parkes Observatory - 60 min drive - 56.3 miles

Getting around

  • Forbes Station - 2 min drive
  • Parkes, NSW (PKE-Parkes Regional) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Forbes Inn Hotel Motel - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Forbes Services Memorial Club - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Forbes Bakehouse And Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Vandenberg Hotel - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Lake Forbes Motel

Lake Forbes Motel offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 16 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This motel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and gas grills.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a lake
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: AUD 50

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 15.0 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out fee: AUD 50 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 15.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

Lake Forbes Motel
Lake Forbes Motel Motel
Lake Forbes Motel Forbes
Lake Forbes Motel Motel Forbes

Lake Forbes Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 189 out of 505 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 216 out of 505 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 59 out of 505 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 505 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 505 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nikki

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service is non existent. No daily room service as advertised. No laundry facilities, barely any parking. Pool is dirty and isn’t getting cleaned any time soon. Same mugs sitting out side a door for days along with cigarette buckets. Bins full in rooms on arrival with food in microwave and freezer. I ended up getting my own dish liquid to re wash the dishes as the lady told me she didn’t have any. Worst place I have stayed. No laundry facility as advertised and defiantly no daily room service.
Food in microwave on arrival along with full bin bellow. It just got worse from there. Asking for dishes the next day was hard work. We stayed 4 days and there was a few of us.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Corey

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom especially shower tiles have not been cleaned in quite a while. Laundry left in piles outside rooms for entire stay. Staff stomping and chatting on verandah from 6 a.m. onwards.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Eric

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room not clean, previous dirty laundry left on verandah, out side overgrown, deck needs replacing
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room is "tired" and the makeover is not of high standard. However it was clean. Bed was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Serguei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely great staff, excellent cleanliness of the room and shower, tidy park. Thank you !
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Harry

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is very run down and unkempt
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Glenn

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the main street of Forbes. Good location next to the major highway.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rod

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All excellent all clean good size room well set out
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Great location,

Bed very hard and uncomfortable. Room was not cleaned or even refreshed after first night. There was another floor above where a room was rented and could hear them walking on the floor ..... not soundproof or any treatment.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Barry

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was reasonably priced and was in a convenient location close to shops and the park. A microwave was provided which was a nice surprise and let us heat up our own dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Noel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice for the price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Deanna

Business traveler
Disliked: Room comfort
Air conditioning did not work properly, room was freezing.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

The Motel was quite old which makes it difficult to look fresh. However it was clean and suited my needs for one night stay. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tidy room competitive rates
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Pamela

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never Again

Reception staff member was curt, no ‘hello’ “what’s your full name, park out there” handed the key. Room was awful, it was very small, carpet was dirty, it was dark and dingy. Bathroom was horrible, old and tired. The shower drips and leaks, water all over the floor. Very old toilet that didn’t flush effectively. Shower had a curtain -no screen. Lots of noise from the attached room. We left while it was still dark and there were no external lights, we had to use our phone torches to load the car. Overall a very unsatisfactory stay and in my opinion this property should be bull dozed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Heinz, Thornleigh

Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just what we needed after a 774 km ride, close to pub for a feed, beds were comfortable .
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

JOHN

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A JAIL BED WOULD BE BETTER THAT STAYING IN THAT MOTEL THE LAKES FORBES MOTEL...BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF COULD NOT SSLEEP PROPERLY BECAUSE OF THE BED IT WAS SO HARD YOU COULD NOT SLEEP ON IT....ANOTHER MOTEL I WOULD NEVER STAY IN AGAIN...
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Vivienne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and a comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Stayed 1 night in May 2025